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[sɔːlt] 1. сущ.1) соль; пищевая, поваренная сольdash / pinch of salt — щепотка соли
2) хим. соль3) ( salts) фарм. слабительная сольEpsom salts — английская соль, горькая соль ( сильное слабительное средство)
4) ( salts) = smelling salts нюхательная соль5) соль, изюминка (высказывания и т. п.), острота6) остроумие, находчивость7) = saltcellar8) разг.; = old salt морской волк, просоленный ветрами моряк••- not worth one's saltto take a story with a grain of salt — отнестись к рассказу критически, с недоверием
- worth one's salt
- true to one's salt
- sit above the salt
- sit below the salt
- eat salt with smb.
- earn one's salt 2. прил.1)а) солёный; содержащий соль; солевойsalt water — морская вода; солёная вода
The food was pure salt. — Это была не пища, а сплошная соль.
Syn:saline 1.б) засоленный, просоленныйsalt beef / meat — солонина
в) горький, жгучий ( о слезах)2) соляной3)а) непристойный, скабрезный (о шутках, историях и т. п.)б) едкий, острый (об остроумии, юморе)4) разг. слишком высокий, бешеный (о налоге, цене и т. п.)3. гл.1)а) солить; посыпать сольюб) = salt down / away солить, засаливать ( консервировать в рассоле или с помощью соли)If the beans are salted down they will keep all winter. — Если бобы засолить, их можно хранить всю зиму.
The meat can be salted away for the winter. — Мясо можно засолить на зиму.
2) придавать остроту, пикантность (высказыванию, словам и т. п.)The book is a little dull, and needs salting with some interesting examples. — Книга скучновата, не мешало бы оживить её интересными примерами.
•- salt down
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